Monday, April 11, 2011

Yesterday I started on my Blue Quilt.I cut out all the blue blades.I cut out the backing fabric (White) into 12 and a half inch squares X's 30!

Then I made one of the 'flowers' that go onto the 12 and a half inch blocks... and BUGGER, DAMN AND BLAST! I had cut all the white fabric squares TOO SMALL! I should NOT have presumed that size would be right. Derrrr.

See:

So this week I shall have to go and buy more white fabric... Luckily it's not expensive.

So until I get the white fabric I will just make the flowers!

Today I'm expecting Amanda to bring Steve back from Hamilton... and of course wee Emily will come too... so it shall be a lovely day.

ONWARD...

Thank you Leigh... I will try that.

ABOVE: this morning's progress, which actually took me from 8.30 am to 2 pm ! But they are looking great.

ABOVE: 'Somebody' decided to eat my favourite summer shoes...Now... when Teddy's been naughty he runs outside as fast as he can.... Coco usually does nothing!

ABOVE: I showed my shoe to Teddy... not aflinch... then I showed it to Coco... and she ran and hid in Steve's room! When I got her out from under the bed she just sat there and looked all guilty! Little bugger. I must remember to put me shoes up in future!

Emily's hips are doing well.. she has another scan in 4 weeks time. She also had her immunisations today... and did what all infants do and screamed. Such is life. Necessary evil.Amanda and Co. are not here yet... expecting them for dinner...

End of Day: Steve is home again... Amanda, Andrew and Emily visited all evening and have just gone home. Amanda and Baby will be back on Thursday.DIET: goodnite nite.

19 comments:

heres a good tutorial for doing the centre circles so the edges are nice and smooth. You don't need the plastic circles, you can make you own out of thick cardboard. At a pinch you don't even need the starch, just iron well!

Those blue dresdens look fantastic. The white fabric will come in handy for something else I'm sure.Coco-guilty as charged I would say. Just as well winter is approaching so the summer shoes won't be needed!

Animals huh? Lol. I discovered today that one of our furr-babies (cats) has taken a likely for chocolate! I had a couple of bags of white chocolate melts stashed away in our spare room from Christmas time and I discovered the bags ripped apart today and white chocolate buttons lying all over the floor. Arrgh!!

ME AND STEW

Both struggling to lose weight and be healthier. Parents of 6 adult 'kids' and 13 Grandkids. We have raised two of those grandkids since their births and they are now 16 and 17. December 2017: We have been caring for their 5 year old sister for over a year as well, but at the end of 2017 she will be moving to her new permanent home with our son Steve, and his wife Bex.

WHERE I LIVE:

New Zealand, it's in the South Pacific... and it's NOT a part of Australia! We are home of the All Blacks rugby team, the Kiwi (bird, but can't fly) and lots of bloody neat people!